Women’s Basketball Welcomes App State to Trojan Arena

Wednesday, February 4

Troy, Ala.

6 p.m.

Troy University

App State

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Women’s Basketball Welcomes App State to Trojan Arena

2/3/2026 10:00:00 AM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Following a 2-0 week on the road, the Troy women's basketball team returns to Trojan Arena briefly to face App State on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m.

Winners of eight straight over the Mountaineers (10-11, 3-8 SBC), the Trojans (18-4, 9-2 SBC) look for their fourth straight win in Trojan Arena over the opposition.

Wednesday doubles as Girls and Women in Sports Day with a mid-week special of $2 general admission and $5 reserved tickets. There will be a special giveaway celebrating head coach Chanda Rigby's 500^th career collegiate win via mini posters for the first 500 fans. At halftime, Troy Athletics will honor Rigby's 500^th win, recognize all of Troy's women's sports, and hold the annual MGM Airplane Toss. Concessions will also feature a special pink lemonade bar.

Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Trojan Arena
Matchup: Troy (18-4, 9-2 SBC) vs. App State (10-11, 3-8 SBC)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 4 – 6 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Stats: troytrojans.com/livestats

2-0 Road Trip
The Trojans went 2-0 on the road with key wins over Marshall and Coastal Carolina. Troy overcame a 21-point deficit in the second quarter to win against Marshall and overcame an eight-point deficit early in the first quarter for an 11-point win at Coastal. The weekend put Troy in third for the SBC, one game behind Arkansas State. Ashley Baez dominated over the week with 19 points, 4.5 assists, 3.5 3-pointers and three steals. She scored all 18 of her points against Marshall in the second half to lead the comeback.

Troy's magic number is 69 as it sits 11-0, 6-0 SBC when allowing 69 or fewer points. The team is also a perfect 12-0, 6-0 SBC when holding opponents under 40 percent shooting and 7-0, 4-0 SBC on Wednesday games. Losing the opening tip plays into Troy's advantage as it's 7-0, 3-0 SBC when it starts the second half with the ball.

Rigby claimed her 500^th win in the 21-point comeback over Marshall as she sits at 501-259 in her 24 seasons in college. She's also 273-161 at Troy as she sits one win away from tying Joyce Sorrell for the most wins in Troy women's basketball history. Rigby has nine 20-plus win seasons and will need her 10^th to claim her 275^th win and pass Sorrell.

Scouting App State
App State sits 12^th in the Sun Belt Conference standings after its loss to ULM on Friday. After starting 1-5 in league play, the Mountaineers rattled off two wins over Louisiana and South Alabama before falling to ULM. The Mountaineers' defense leads the league in points allowed at 58.9 per game. Emma Smith ranks in the top-10 for the SBC in steals (eighth – 2.1) and assists (seventh – 3.9), while seated third for the Mountaineers with 10.4 points.

Notables
• Troy sits at 18-2 all-time against App State with eight straight wins over the opposition.
• The last time these teams met in Boone, N.C., on Jan. 9, Zay Dyer (22) and Ashley Baez (20) had 20-plus point performances. Dyer also had 16 rebounds for a double-double.
• Rachel Leggett is 11 points from 1,000 career points, scoring 228 as a Trojan and 761 at South Alabama.
• Career Records to Watch: Zay Dyer – total rebounds (866 – tied for fifth all-time, first in D-I), rebounds per game (9.2 – seventh all-time, fourth in D-I), blocks (79 – ninth all-time, seventh in D-I), field goals made (428 – ninth in D-I) / Emani Jenkins – 3-pointers (134 – tied for seventh all-time, tied for seventh in D-I), 3-point percentage (.396 – second all-time, first in D-I)
• Single-Season Records to Watch: Emani Jenkins – 3-pointers (67 – tied for fourth all-time, tied for third in D-I), 3-point percentage (.438 – third all-time, third D-I) / Zay Dyer – rebounds (266 – 10^th in D-I), rebounds per game (12.1 – third all-time, second in D-I) / Fortuna Ngnawo – rebounds per game (10.0 – eighth in D-I).
• Zay Dyer leads the conference with 14 double-doubles, followed closely behind by Fortuna Ngnawo at 12. Troy is the only team in the country with two players averaging a double-double.
• With her win over Marshall, head coach Chanda Rigby claimed her 500^th collegiate victory.
• Troy enters its matchup with App State as the best Division-I team in rebounds at 50.5. The Trojans have led the nation in rebounds over the last seven seasons.
• Troy's 21-point comeback marks its second 20-plus point comeback of the season, coming back from down 23 against Longwood on Dec. 3.
• Troy has yet to be outrebounded by a league opponent, averaging a plus-17.4 rebound margin through 11 games.
• Chanda Rigby sits two wins away from becoming the winningest coach in Troy history. She currently has 273, looking to pass Joyce Sorrell for the most at 274.
• The Trojans rank ninth in the Mid-Major polls and 64^th in the NCAA Net Rankings, sitting second in the Sun Belt Conference in the NET ranking.
• Of the Trojans' 18 victories, 13 have come by double-digits with nine coming by 20 or more points.
• For the first time this season, Rachel Leggett led the Trojans in rebounds with 13. She also had nine points and two steals against Coastal Carolina. Leggett scored 10-plus points in 12 of her last 14 games.
• With her 13-point, 10-rebound double-double against Coastal, Zay Dyer has 40 in her D-I career. She's one of 13 players in Division I with 40-plus double-doubles in a career.
• With her fourth rebound against Georgia Southern, Zay Dyer grabbed her 1,000^th career rebound. She ranks 14^th among active players and ninth in D-I for career rebounds at 1,046.
• Zay Dyer's 8.24 rebounds per game in her career ranks 18^th in Division-I.
• Troy enters the matchup against App State as the conference leader in assists (15.7), free throws made per game (15.5), rebound margin (plus-13.8), defensive rebounds (32.0), offensive rebounds (18.5), total rebounds (50.5), scoring margin (plus-15.4) and scoring (84.5).
• Zay Dyer leads the SBC in double-doubles (14), rebounds (266), defensive rebounds per game (7.8), offensive rebounds (4.3) and rebounds per game (12.1). She also ranks fourth in total rebounds per game nationally.
• Zay Dyer has scored in double-figures in 30 of her last 35 games with double-digit rebounds in 22 of her last 28 games.
• Fortuna Ngnawo leads Troy and sits fifth in the conference with 15.0 points per game on the sixth-highest field goal percentage at 45.4.
• For the 12^th time in the last 14 games, Fortuna Ngnawo ended with a double-double against Coastal Carolina. She also scored double figures in 24 of her last 25 games.
• Zay Dyer has six straight double-doubles, becoming the first Trojan since Ja'Mia Hollings to have 5 or more consecutive double-doubles.
• With her 67 3-pointers (second in SBC), Emani Jenkins averages 3.1 per game to sit second in the SBC. She ranks 10^th and ninth nationally, respectively. She also leads the conference in 3-point percentage at 43.8, ranking 17^th in the country.
• Jenkins' 10 threes against Oakwood ties three players for the most in a single game in 2025-26, while breaking the all-time single-game record at Troy.
• Troy broke its single-game records for points (132), 3-pointers (20) and assists (36) in the win over Oakwood.
• For the third straight season, the Trojans were crowned champions of an in-season tournament: Austin Peay Christmas Classic (2023), Great Alaska Shootout (2024) and Resorts World Las Vegas Classic (2025).
• Fortuna Ngnawo became the first 2025-26 Sun Belt Player of the Week on Nov. 11, averaging 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, four blocks and 1.5 steals in the first two games.
• Troy reached the WNIT Championship game last season, making it to the WNIT Fab 4 in each of the last two seasons.